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French
Pronunciation
Verb
driva
- third-person singular past historic of driver
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- drive (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.
Pronunciation
Verb
driva (present tense driv, past tense dreiv, supine drive, past participle driven, present participle drivande, imperative driv)
- to drive, move (e.g. a herd of cattle)
Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.- He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.
- to propel
Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.- A petrol engine propels the car.
- to run (e.g. a business)
Dei dreiv firmaet saman.- They ran the company together.
- to wander aimlessly
Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.- The young people wander around town.
- to do, occupy oneself with something.
Eg driv mykje med strikking.- I do a lot of knitting.
- to be adrift, (float at random)
Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.- After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.
Derived terms
References
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).
Verb
drīva
- to drive away
Inflection
Conjugation of drīva (strong class 1)
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
Verb
drīva
- drive forward; push on
- force
- manage; perform
- inflict
- drift; wander about
Conjugation
Conjugation of drīva (strong)
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present
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past
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| infinitive
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drīva
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—
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| participle
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drīvandi, drīvande
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drivin
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| active voice
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indicative
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subjunctive
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imperative
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indicative
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subjunctive
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| iæk
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drīver
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drīvi, drīve
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—
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drēf
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drivi, drive
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| þū
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drīver
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drīvi, drīve
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drīf
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drēft
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drivi, drive
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| han
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drīver
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drīvi, drīve
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—
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drēf
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drivi, drive
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| vīr
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drīvum, drīvom
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drīvum, drīvom
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drīvum, drīvom
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drivum, drivom
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drivum, drivom
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| īr
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drīvin
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drīvin
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drīvin
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drivin
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drivin
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| þēr
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drīva
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drīvin
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—
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drivu, drivo
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drivin
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| mediopassive voice
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indicative
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subjunctive
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imperative
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indicative
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subjunctive
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| iæk
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drīfs
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drīvis, drīves
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—
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drēfs
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drivis, drives
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| þū
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drīfs
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drīvis, drīves
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—
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drēfts
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drivis, drives
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| han
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drīfs
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drīvis, drīves
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—
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drēfs
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drivis, drives
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| vīr
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drīvums, -oms
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drīvums, drīvoms
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—
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drivums, drivoms
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drivums, drivoms
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| īr
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drīvins
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drīvins
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—
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drivins
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drivins
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| þēr
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drīvas
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drīvins
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—
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drivus, drivos
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drivins
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Descendants
Slovene
Verb
driva
- first-person dual imperative of dreti
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse drífa f, derived from the verb.
Noun
driva c
- a drift (usually of snow)
- Synonym: (snowdrift) snödriva
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Frisian driuwe, Dutch drijven, German treiben.
Verb
driva (present driver, preterite drev, supine drivit, imperative driv)
- to drive; compel
De drevs ut ur staden- They were driven out of the city
Hon drivs av hat mot samhället- She is driven by hatred of society
- to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)
- to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
- (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something)
Driver du med mig?- Are you making fun of me / taking the piss / (when expressing disbelief) kidding me?
Han bara driver- He's just taking the piss
driva med något- make fun of / take the piss out of something
Usage notes
- Köra (“drive”) or åka (“go”) is used for driving a vehicle.
- "Take the piss" is often a good match for meaning in (sense 4), though driva is not vulgar.
Conjugation
Conjugation of driva (class 1 strong)
Conjugation of
drifva (class 1 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
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